Principal Investigator
Staff and Administration
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Aizhou Wang
Research Program Scientific Manager
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Affiliations:
PhD, Chemistry
Hometown:
Chongqing - China
Hobbies/Interests:
Cycling/bike mechanic
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Vinicius
"Vico"
Michaelsen
Wet Lab and Biosafety Manager
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Affiliations:
PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow
Hometown:
Novo Hamburgo - Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Beach lover, cyclist, and upcoming snowboarder
Yu
Zhang
Research Technician
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Affiliations:
BSc, Biological Sciences
Hometown:
Shenyang, China
Hobbies/Interests:
Travelling and watching
new movies
Sarah
Wilson
Research Administrative Assistant
Lorenzo
Del Sorbo
Critical Care Physician,
Investigator
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Bruno Pinto Maineri
Novel biomarkers for the detection of recurring lung metastatic cancer
Affiliations:
MD, Thoracic Surgeon
Hometown:
Caxias do Sul- Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Surfing, wakeboarding, Gremio and good trips
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Aadil Ali
Clinical implementation of Semi-elective lung transplantation
Affiliations:
PhD
Hometown:
Toronto - Canada
Hobbies/Interests:
Basketball, swimming and
web designer
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Edson Brambate
Preservation of donor lungs in situ after cardiac arrest
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Affiliations:
MD, Thoracic Surgeon
Hometown:
Port Alegre- Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Aviation and collecting antiques such as fountain pens, vinyls, and type writers
Thomas Lima
Evaluation of Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers for Lung Perfusion
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Affiliations:
MD, Thoracic Surgeon
Hometown:
Port Alegre- Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Outdoor enthusiast & amateur harmonica player
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Affiliations:
TGHRI Research
Hometown:
Toronto - Canada
Hobbies/Interests:
Cat lover- working with
rescue organization to
foster stray kittens
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Affiliations:
MD, Affiliate Scientist
Hometown:
Torino - Italy
Hobbies/Interests:
Soccer, pasta, and cheering
for Italy in the world cup
Graduate Students
Vanessa Menezes
Treatment of Donor Lung Pneumonia
using High Dose NO during Ex vivo Lung Perfusion
Strategies to Target Latent
Cytomegalovirus in Donor Lungs
using Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
as a Platform
Immunocloaking of the donor lung prior to transplantation
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Affiliations:
MD, PhD (c)
Hometown:
Port Alegre - Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Former competitive swimmer, lover of outdoors and cyclist
TRAINEE AWARDS
Gabriel Siebiger
Mitochondrial transplantation during lung allograft preservation
Rafaela Ribeiro
Jenny Yune
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Affiliations:
MD, MSc (c)
Hometown:
Gramado - Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Sports, violin, movie soundtracks, LOTR fan
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Affiliations:
MD, MSc (c)
Hometown:
Salvador - Brazil
Hobbies/Interests:
Long distance triathlete, designer and compulsive reader
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Affiliations:
BSc, MSc (c)
Hometown:
Toronto - Canada
Hobbies/Interests:
Camping & roadtrips
LAB ALUMNI
Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Switzerland
Khaled Ramadan, Doctorate
Present Position: General Surgery Resident - University of Toronto
Bruno Gomes, Post-doctorate
Present position: Thoracic Surgeon, Pelotis - Brazil
Marcos Galasso, Post-doctorate
Yui Watanabe, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Clinical Fellow at the Lung Transplant Fellowship Program - UHN
Robert Qaqish, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgery Fellow, Iowa - USA
Yuki Ohsumi, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Kyoto - Japan
Pierre-Benoit Pages, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Assistant Professor - University of Burgundy & Hospital of Dijon - France
Mauricio Pipkin, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Assistant Professor - University of Florida, Gainesville - United States
Pedro Reck dos Santos, Master’s Thesis
Present Position: Assistant Professor - Santa Casa Porto Alegre - Brazil
Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Assistant Professor - University of Campinas - Brazil
Akihiro Ohsumi, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Kyoto - Japan
Jin Sakamoto, Post-doctorate
Present Position: Thoracic Surgeon, Kyoto - Japan